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Among the available frameworks, I've picked these five for comparison: **_Appium_**, **_Calabash_**, **_XCUITest_**, **_Espresso_**, and **_Selendroid_**. Let's break them down in straightforward.
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Among the available frameworks, I've picked these five for comparison: **_Appium_**, **_Calabash_**, **_XCUITest_**, *
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*_Espresso_**, and **_Selendroid_**. Let's break them down in a straightforward manner.
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## [**Selendroid**](http://selendroid.io/)
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Selendroid, is a test automation framework for native or hybrid Android applications and the mobile web. It is an open
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source tool with 433 GitHub forks and 880 GitHub stars and [here](https://github.com/selendroid/selendroid) is the
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GitHub link.
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source tool with 433 forks and 880 stars on [GitHub](https://github.com/selendroid/selendroid).
Espresso is an open source Android applications test automation framework developed by Google
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and [here](https://github.com/android/android-test/tree/main/espresso) is the GitHub link. It's known for its simplicity and integration with Android Studio.
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Espresso is an [open source](https://github.com/android/android-test/tree/main/espresso) Android applications test
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automation framework developed by Google. It's known for its simplicity and integration with Android Studio.
|**Test Execution:** Enables quicker test execution by automatically synchronizing with the UI |**No Cross-Platform:** Limited to Android apps |
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|**Easy to Setup:** Setting up Espresso is simple as works well within the Android Studio IDE|**Limited Language Support:** Primarily supports Java and Kotlin for writing tests |
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|**Regular Updates:** The tool is up-to-date with the latest Android OS features |**IDE Dependent:** Android Studio IDE needs to be installed |
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|**Community Support:** Owned by Google with large community ||
|**Test Execution:** Enables quicker test execution by automatically synchronizing with the UI |**No Cross-Platform:** Limited to Android apps |
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|**Easy to Setup:** Setting up Espresso is simple, as it integrates well within the Android Studio IDE |**Limited Language Support:** Primarily supports Java and Kotlin for writing tests |
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|**Regular Updates:** The tool is up-to-date with the latest Android OS features |**IDE Dependent:** Android Studio IDE needs to be installed |
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|**Community Support:** Owned by Google with large community ||
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### When to use?
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- To validate each build after code changes
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- To streamline processes by avoiding dependencies on remote servers and other workstations for testing
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- To ensure unit and functional tests are easily executable from both IDEs and continuous integration setups
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- To test apps using the latest Android OS APIs to utilize new platform features and support new OS versions
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- To test apps using the latest Android OS APIs that support new platform features and OS versions
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- To conduct testing on both emulators and real devices for comprehensive coverage
|**Test Execution:** Tests are stable, highly reliable, and performed faster |**No Cross-Platform:** Limited to iOS apps |
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|**Easy to Setup:** Setting up XCUITest is straightforward as works well XCode IDE |**Limited Language Support:** It supports Swift or Objective-C for writing tests |
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|**Community Support:** Built by Apple with large community |**Environment:** Only for macOS |
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||**IDE Dependent:** XCode IDE needs to be installed |
|**Test Execution:** Tests are stable, highly reliable, and performed faster |**No Cross-Platform:** Limited to iOS apps|
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|**Easy to Setup:** Setting up XCUITest is straightforward as it integrates well with XCode IDE |**Limited Language Support:** It supports Swift and Objective-C for writing tests |
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|**Community Support:** Built by Apple with large community |**Environment:** Only for macOS|
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||**IDE Dependent:** XCode IDE needs to be installed|
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### When to use?
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## [**Calabash**](https://github.com/calabash)
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Calabash is an open source framework that allows you to write and execute tests for Android and iOS apps. [Here](https://github.com/calabash) is the GitHub link. It uses
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Calabash is an [open source](https://github.com/calabash) framework that allows you to write and execute tests for
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Android and iOS apps. It uses
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Cucumber, a tool that lets you write tests in plain language.
|**Environment:** Can be installed and run on various OS such as Windows, Linux, and macOS |**Lack of documentation:** Its documentation is quite minimal, making it challenging to set up the automation framework. To complete the setup, one often needs to rely on external resources |
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|**Cross-Platform:** It supports writing tests for both iOS and Android |**Limited Language Support:** It supports only Ruby ||
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|**User-Friendly:** Write tests in plain English, making it accessible for non-programmers |**No Regular Updates:** Active development has ceased, which might affect future compatibility |
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|**Open-Source:** Free to use |**Low Community Support:** Very low community support as it is not used by many |
|**Environment:** Can be installed and run on various OS such as Windows, Linux, and macOS |**Poor documentation:** Its documentation is quite minimal, making it challenging to set up the automation framework. To complete the setup, one often needs to rely on external resources |
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|**Cross-Platform:** It supports writing tests for both iOS and Android |**Limited Language Support:** It supports only Ruby ||
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|**User-Friendly:** Write tests in plain English, making it accessible for non-programmers |**No Regular Updates:** Active development has ceased, which might affect future compatibility |
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|**Open-Source:** Free to use |**Low Community Support:** Very low community support as it is not used by many |
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